ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT N. SIDDHIKA GAUTAMI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Jain (Deemed to be University) | Bengaluru, India | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 17 & UNAI 9
" I am excited to join Millennium Fellowship as it is a chance to meet other individuals with similar mindset, learn with them and from them, and exchange aspiring ideas. This experience in total will help me make bring change in my community and globally. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: NEER - Nurturing Earth's Essential Resources
WHAT IS PROJECT NEER ??
NEER- Nurturing Earth's Essential Resource It is a student led initiative aimed at addressing water conservation, waterborne diseases and lack of awareness around sustainable water use, especially in urban cities like Bengaluru. Despite receiving
significant rainfall, Bengaluru faces rapid groundwater depletion due to unchecked. Urbanization and the loss of traditional water recharge systems. At the same time, waterborne diseases like cholera and typhoid are rising because of poor water quality and Sanitation.
About the Millennium Fellow
N. Siddhika Gautami is a curious and compassionate individual, born and raised in the town of Chhattisgarh, India, and currently studies at Jain University, Bengaluru. Growing up near area with coal mines, she watched once-beautiful lakes slowly dry up and also turn murky from construction debris. She also witnessed people struggle with waterborne diseases and families struggling with inconsistent water supply. Witnessing these experiences has left a lasting impression on her. Now in Bengaluru, witnessing similar challenges on a larger scale fueled her determination to tackle water scarcity and hygiene issues through the Millennium Fellowship, with a hope to make a meaningful impact.
